In pictures: Deadly Kabul blast

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Smoke billows at the scene of the blast. Photo: 31 May 2017Image source, AFP/Getty Images
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A massive car bomb has exploded in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing and injuring dozens of people.

Scene of Kabul bombing, 31 MayImage source, Reuters
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The bomb went off near Kabul's fortified diplomatic area, damaging several embassies.

A man carries one of the injured in the blast. Photo: 31 May 2017Image source, Reuters
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The explosion happened during the morning rush hour.

Scene of Kabul bombing, 31 MayImage source, EPA
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Buildings were flattened in the attack, which one eyewitness said "felt like an earthquake".

Man wounded in the Kabul attackImage source, EPA
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Civilians bore the brunt of the casualties.

An injured woman sits outside a hospital in Kabul. Photo: 31 May 2017Image source, Reuters
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The injured - many of them in the state of shock - were taken to local hospitals.

Scene of Kabul bombing, 31 MayImage source, Reuters
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The bombing, one of the deadliest in Kabul in recent years, came at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.

A wounded man receives assistance in Kabul. Photo: 31 May 2017Image source, AFP/Getty Images
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No group has so far claimed the attack.